Highlights for HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package for Microsoft Small Business Server

License Type:Competitive Upgrade (License and Media)

Platform Support:PC

License Pricing:Standard

Marketing Information

HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express is an easy-to-use backup and recovery application thatprovides the features and functionality to enable businesses to ensure data is always protected andavailable even after an error or incident. For Microsoft Windows Small Business Server users aspecial package called HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package for Microsoft SmallBusiness Server provides a simple and robust solution to protecting the Windows Small BusinessServer installation and data stored on it.

An optional Open File Manager can be used with Data Protector Express. This Open File Managermeans that data files held open by applications or users, which would otherwise be inaccessible forbackup, can still be protected. This ensures that all your data, including open files, is protected.

Parallel data streams:

To increase performance Data Protector Express has standard features that ensure you can get databacked up quickly and use all the performance of backup devices. One of these features, normallyonly found in enterprise class products, is parallel backup streams. This feature interleaves backupstreams from multiple sources into a single stream.

Flexible backup media support:

Disk-to-disk backup is provided with a software enabled Virtual Library in Data Protector Express. It ispossible to use any disk on your network from any platform supported by Data Protector Express tocreate Virtual Libraries.

Performance:

Because Data Protector Express is a multi-threaded solution, which uses its ownoptimized device drivers instead of the Windows device drivers, it delivers the required protectionwith reduced impact to the system.

Scalability and ease of recovery:

With the highly scalable catalog tracking data and providingrapid access to it, restore times are reduced and with the BMDR option that is included in the DataProtector Express Small Business Server Package, the time taken to recover from a serious data lossis dramatically reduced. This ease of recovery is not affected by growth in data, so Data ProtectorExpress can cope as your data expands.

Ease of use:

The ease of use that comes with Data Protector Express is key, as performance andscalability are of no use if the application becomes unmanageable. With role-based security, ahighly scalable catalog, and wizards for common tasks, Data Protector Express combinessophisticated features and functionality in an easy-to-use package. For backup to diskimplementations, Data Protector Express provides greater flexibility, performance, andmanageability than is achievable with Windows Backup.